October 2, 2013
You can tell a lot about a person’s character by the way they respond to a setback. I often comment in this blog on best practices […]
September 22, 2013
In my recent blog on the uptrend in compliance audits, I wrote that internal audit should be risk-centric, meaning that our focus as auditors should evolve […]
September 16, 2013
In my role as the Global CEO of The IIA, I have the great privilege of traveling and meeting people in different sectors and industries from […]
September 9, 2013
As I have commented often in this blog, one of the remarkable attributes of our profession has been our ability to adapt our coverage to address […]
September 3, 2013
The guidance I provide most often to internal auditors is to “follow the risk.” It’s easy for internal auditors to go through our own process of […]
August 19, 2013
Anyone who has spent much time as an internal auditor has inevitably generated audit results that created friction or tension with those whose areas of responsibility […]
August 5, 2013
With attention comes attention. Internal audit has been looking to elevate its “seat at the table” for as long as I can recall. And, in 2013, […]
July 29, 2013
One of the things I enjoy most about social media is its ability to stimulate passionate and seemingly endless debates over the most insignificant topics. For […]
July 22, 2013
One of the most important things internal auditors can do to meet stakeholder expectations is to ensure internal audit priorities align with those of the board […]
July 11, 2013
Recent risk-management failures in Washington, D.C., have reflected what happens when an organization with so many risks associated with the achievement of its mission fails to […]